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Wyoming County teacher one of two arrested following bar fight, police say

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3/30/2014 7:57 PM
by Karen Franklin

MULLENS - Authorities in Wyoming County say a teacher and another man were arrested Sunday following an early morning bar fight.

Daniel Justus from Pineville and Mark Blackwell of Mullens were taken into custody at Steele's Tavern, according to the Mullens Police Department.

Justus was charged with battery on an officer. Blackwell, who is a teacher at Wyoming East High School and the son of county Superintendent Frank Blackwell, was charged with battery on an officer and obstructing, police said.